Prayer: God of all goodness and creation. Thank you for creating us and giving us many gifts. Helps us use our gifts to strengthen the church and to help others. May we show and share your love in all that we do. Amen
Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3-13 (Click to read text) Stop and GROW: After reading the text, discuss/ponder the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Book of Faith questions, which are part of Camp Mount Luther's GROW Time with campers. QUESTION 1: What scares, confuses, challenges, or doesn’t make sense to me in this text? QUESTION 2: What delights me in this text or is my favorite part of the story? QUESTION 3: What stories or memories does this text stir in me? QUESTION 4: What is God up to in this text? Reflection: In this Bible text Paul is talking about the spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit. These are given to us to help build up the church. Paul has one list here in Corinthians and another list in Romans 12:6-8. They are not identical lists. They are each just a portion of the gifts given to us by the Holy Spirit to build each other up. I would imagine that the list in each Epistle is specific to what was going on at the time in that place. I like how the gifts are specific for different places and times, just like how the gifts are different for specific people. It is in sharing of our gifts together that we create a strong and loving church that can reach out to all people. Ask yourself what are my spiritual gifts and how am I using them for the kingdom of God? --Charlene Rineer
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